Albert County (2021 population 30,749) is New Brunswick's third-youngest

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, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the

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in the

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; the

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is Hopewell Cape. The county was established in 1845 from parts of Westmorland County and

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, and named after

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. Since the abolition of county municipal governments in 1967, its best-known use is as a

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. The mineral albertite was discovered a few miles away in 1849, giving rise to Albert Mines.

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Municipalities

There are four municipalities within Albert County (listed by 2021 population):

Parishes

The county's six parishes serve as rural census subdivisions, which do not include the municipalities within them (listed by 2021 population):

Demographics

As a

in the

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conducted by

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, Albert County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Language

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas *Highways **None *Principal Routes ** ** *Secondary Routes: ** ** ** ** *External Routes: **None

Protected areas and attractions

Fundy National Park Fundy National Park is a national park of Canada located on the Bay of Fundy, near the village of Alma, New Brunswick. It was created on April 10, 1946 and officially opened on July 29, 1950. The park showcases a rugged coastline which rises up ...

**Chignecto North **Headquarters **Point Wolfe **Visitors Centre * Hopewell Rocks * Shepody National Wildlife Area * Wilson Brook Natural Protected Area * Cape Enrage * Albert County Museum

Notable people

Notes

References

External links

Albert County Guide

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